US Senate passes bill to ease access to disability benefits for ALS patients

Disability benefits for ALS - man in wheel chair

This could make it easier for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to use the coverage. The United States Senate recently passed a bill with the potential to make it easier for disability benefits for ALS patients to become accessible. The proposed legislation is called the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. The U.S. House of Representatives must still approve the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019 in order for it to move forward. That said, if the bill is enacted, it would take away the current mandatory five-month…

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